News of the day from across the nation, Feb. 9

Chronicle News Services

Published 2:36 pm, Sunday, February 8, 2015

1Mall shooting: A teenager who police say opened fire at a Pittsburgh-area mall, shooting his intended target as well as two bystanders, was arrested early Sunday. Gunfire erupted inside a Macy’s department store at the Monroeville Mall on Saturday night, sending panicked shoppers running. The gunman fled, but police said they were able to identify him by matching surveillance video with images on social media. Tarod Thornhill, 17, was being held pending arraignment on charges as an adult of aggravated assault and attempted homicide. Two of the victims were in critical condition, while the third was in stable condition.

2Winter storm: Another large storm system moved into winter-weary New England on Sunday, promising to cause problems for commuters at the start of the workweek. The region has been buried recently by a series of major snowstorms. The National Weather Service issued winter storm warnings for central New York, the western Catskills and much of New England through early Tuesday. Boston’s transit system, the nation’s oldest, has been particularly hard hit. The buildup of snow and ice on trolley tracks combined with aging equipment has stalled trains in recent days, delaying and angering commuters.

3Officer killed: The ex-wife of a police officer who was found slain at his Tulare County home was arrested Saturday on suspicion of homicide, authorities said. Erika Sandoval, 23, of Visalia was the sole suspect in the shooting death of Exeter police Officer Daniel Green, Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux said. Green, 31, was found dead at his home in Goshen. Green didn’t show up to work Friday, and officers who went to check on him discovered his body. Boudreaux said investigators have a motive in Green’s killing and evidence linking Sandoval to the crime, but he would not elaborate. The divorced couple have a 2-year-old son who has been placed in the care of relatives.

4Five killed: Authorities on Sunday identified the gunman who took his own life after killing four people and injuring two others in Douglasville, Ga. Cedric Prather, 33, died of a self-inflicted gunshot after shooting his ex-wife, Latoya Andrews, another adult, Joseph Terry Brown, and two children, ages 7 and 9, Saturday, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said. A news conference is planned for Monday, when authorities said they will share details of how the shooting transpired.

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5CHP shooting: A suspected truck thief was in critical condition after he was shot by California Highway Patrol officers after a roughly 50-mile chase from Stockton to Sacramento. The shooting Saturday followed multiple attempts to disable the truck using spike strips as the driver fled on Interstate 5. CHP officers fired multiple rounds when the suspect, who was not identified, started driving toward them. He was struck several times but is expected to survive. No officers were injured.